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A cpr small aircraft took on a load of water on the ground in a rainstorm. This caused several electrical problems that caused the engine to flood out. They returned and landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eon airport : cgx |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other departure other enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zau |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 221452 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After heavy thunderstorm, moved over cgx airport, boarded passenger and found storm window open. Mopped up water on seat and panel and proceeded to start engine and get clearance. After approximately 1 1/2 hour delay for saturation and WX, we made normal departure. During climb to 6000, engine suddenly stopped and aircraft started descending. After doing common emergency items, noticed fuel flow gauge pegged off scale and 'boost pump high' light on. Reduced fuel flow with mixture and was able to restart engine. During this, asked for and received vectors from chicago departure. Approach and landing were uneventful, but engine quit on rollout. Pulled circuit breakers for boost pumps, restarted and taxied to ramp. The problem was that the primer button got moisture behind it and came on without warning, flooding the engine out. I probably should have been more concerned about the water on the panel, but all checks were ok and we sat on ground for 1 1/2 hours before takeoff. I thought that would have dried all the water.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR SMA TOOK ON A LOAD OF WATER ON THE GND IN A RAINSTORM. THIS CAUSED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED THE ENG TO FLOOD OUT. THEY RETURNED AND LANDED.
Narrative: AFTER HVY TSTM, MOVED OVER CGX ARPT, BOARDED PAX AND FOUND STORM WINDOW OPEN. MOPPED UP WATER ON SEAT AND PANEL AND PROCEEDED TO START ENG AND GET CLRNC. AFTER APPROX 1 1/2 HR DELAY FOR SATURATION AND WX, WE MADE NORMAL DEP. DURING CLB TO 6000, ENG SUDDENLY STOPPED AND ACFT STARTED DSNDING. AFTER DOING COMMON EMER ITEMS, NOTICED FUEL FLOW GAUGE PEGGED OFF SCALE AND 'BOOST PUMP HIGH' LIGHT ON. REDUCED FUEL FLOW WITH MIXTURE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENG. DURING THIS, ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED VECTORS FROM CHICAGO DEP. APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL, BUT ENG QUIT ON ROLLOUT. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR BOOST PUMPS, RESTARTED AND TAXIED TO RAMP. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE PRIMER BUTTON GOT MOISTURE BEHIND IT AND CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING, FLOODING THE ENG OUT. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER ON THE PANEL, BUT ALL CHKS WERE OK AND WE SAT ON GND FOR 1 1/2 HRS BEFORE TKOF. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD HAVE DRIED ALL THE WATER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.